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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
A oUARTETTE OF DAKorANs
They Put Themselves on Exhibi-
ton in the Merchants Rotunda

They Put Themselves on Exhibi-
ton in the Merchants Rotunda.
The red whiskered president of the
Dakota band of railroad commissioners.
Alex Griggs, sat on chair in the Mer-
chants rotunda yesterday deeply inter
ested in the Dakota department of the
GLOBE. He had just arrived from Grand
Forks and was enroute to Huron. where
he will meet Commissioners Boyuton
and Smith tomorrow and they will go
to Pierre and other South Dakota towns
to consider complaints made by various
people against the railroads In that part
of the territory. Capt. Griggs said the
commission had made tour through
the northern part of the territory and
found everything in good shape.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
A GARD.

st. Paul. MINI. Sept. l, 1887
-Messrs. Gregory & Parker,
managers Of the New York
Life Insurance company fol
Minnesota. have this day ap-
pointed Mr.. William Hem.
minghouse, of ST. Paul, a spe,
cial agent for this territory, te
take the place of the late My
ron Brown, deceased.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
TRY the Business Mans Train

On 1.-THE Burlington" Leave Mime
apolis quarter to FIVE, st. Paul 5:25 every
afternoon for Chicago. Time, fourteen
hours. Six O'Clock dinner served in
Peerless dining cars.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
Mr.. w. n. Rurritt

Additional st. Paul News ON
the Sixth Page.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
Just Arrived.

The most complete line of wooden
yarns in the Northwest. Imported Ger
mantOwn, single and double, imported
Saxony and German yarn, Angora and
and Ice wool, also all kinds of domestic
woods, wholesale and retail, at E.
ClaSSen'S, II West Third street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
Low Rates.

Aug. 80, Sept. 20 and Oct. II the Man
itoba road will run Harvest Excur-
sions" to SaukiCenter and Willmar and
all points west at one fare for the round
trip. Tickets limited to thirty days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04

Will be at his rooms in the Mannheimer
block on and after Sept. to try voices
and arrange for lessons. Terms, So per
half hour.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
Art Embroidery Materials.

New stamping patterns just received
at E. Classen'S, manufacturer of stamp
ing patterns.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
n. Y. Star.

Some New York physicians think that
improvements in hanging are urgently
needed. They want to make the death
penalty easy, pleasant and delightful.
Electricity has been proposed by them
for capital punishment, and the
Legislature yesterday considered a bill
TO substitute the electric battery for the
hangmans rope.
An electrician at the Edison building
in Pearl street, where electricity Is man
ufactured for illuminating purposes. was
yesterday asked how people might be
killed with neatness and dispatch by
electricity. He said that il was the east
est matter in the world. All con,
demned man would have to do at the
hour and moment when he was to leave
the world for brighter chimes, would be
to take hold of two wires, one connected
with q positive battery and the other
with negative battery. Acting thus
n conductor between the two wires
the electricity would go through him
like a stroke of lightning. He would
die IN an intinitesimal fraction of a sec
ond. His taking off would be as pain
less ~ IT was sudden. Tie would never
know what had hit him.
lie might stand on two plates, receive
the electric current through his toes and
dle with his boots on. He might sit i'm
chair with his feet resting ON the plates
and die comfortably.
Killing the condemned by electricity
is a humane. civilized and scientific way
of disposing of hem. a man is usually
sixteen minutes in dying at the end of !,
hangman's rope, and he usually suffers a
great deal before death comes to relieve
him. one-celI battery would kill all
the prisoners who Will ever be hanged in
the TombS under the present law The
only people opposed TO the use of cleo
tricity in capital punishment are the
hangmen. and they are opposed to it
because IL would throw them out of a
Job. Ii the gallows are taken down all
hangmen in the country will strike.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Secretary MannIng's Health.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Mr. MantOn
Marble, who has been IA guest of Score
tary Manning for several days, returned
to New York last evening. just before
leaving he said, with reference to certain
foolishly published reports concerning
MIR. Manning's condition. II perceive
absolutely no impairment of his mental
faculties, and, as to- his physical condi-
ton, of course he cannot now work a.
many hours IA day as he did last year.
To my personal knowledge his progress
toward sound health has been continu-
Gus and uninterrupted since last summer.
The stories that he is unable to sign his
own name are entirely unfOunded. He
signs mis- name to- warrants, checks, ap-
pointment papers and letters scores of
times daily, and as a matter of fact his
daily work now would overthrow many
younger men,"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13

characterization rules So generally in
these days, that 10 overlook any point
through which this may he reached i'll the
horse Is 10 lessen the prospect Of attract
i:enes~. ami, i'll this way, lessen the pros
pectiVe price. In the mere matter of speed,
u horse with a rat tail will go fast
though he carried a handsome flowing one.
All the same, the latter il Il very desirable
appendage-
\ low-carried tail and slim tail detract
wonderfully from the looks of horse
otherwise of good proportions. stately and
Ii good stopper. while a flowing tail, of good
length. well carried. makes an otherwise
plain horse attractive, and there are cir
cumstances where il will add materially TO
his selling qualities. An expert filter Will
tail 10y using appliances for elevating il at
the root. and especially may il be improved
when carried partially Ia one side by sever
ing the tendOus OH the lower side of the
tail, on the side toward which the tail in
clineS, putting the tail in pulleyS, drawing
il gently over 10 the other side. until the
space between the cut ends of the tendons
fills up with new deposit. There il little
danger of getting the tail too far over, as
the tendency of the healing process j.
toward contraction. and this requires To
be guarded against until the new material
To- ill the space is tiFm.-\atiOual Live
Stock Journal
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Our Railroads

Senator Brown, OF Georgia, says:
"There are six leading companies which
now cover and do the business of nearly
all the territory mentioned. What is
known as the Coast Line runs from Vir-
pinia down the coast into Florida. The
Richm ond and Danville from Washing
ton to Birmingham, Ala, with branches.
The Central of Georgia, covering the
greater part of that State, and a large
part of South Carolina and Alabama.
The East Tennessee. Virginia and GeOr-
gia, with some 1000 miles of railroad,
covering the territory from Bristol, on
the line of Virginia and Tennessee, to the
Mississippi River, and line through
Georgia from Chattanooga to brunswick.
The Queen and Crescent Line from Gin
cinnatI to New Orleans, with branches.
The Louisville and Nashville, from st.
Louis. covering a GOOD part of kentucky
and Tennessee, and down through Ala
bama into Florida.
have not the figures before me, but
taking the Central as an illustration, and
1T il one of the largest combinations OF
the six; and it's capital stock Is, in round
numbers, 81, SOC, 900. The purchase of a
little over three and three-quarter mil
lions of dollars. gives the party purchase
ing control of the entire line and its
branches.
1.-The stock of some of the other COM
binations is long way below par, and
presume | might safely say that five mil
lions Of dollars each would buy con-
trolling interest in the stock of the
six companies covering the whole terri
tory above mentioned, or a little larger
sum would buy them under the marshars
hammer. One single man in the State
of New York is able to pay thirty mil
lions for the stock and control the whole
of this vast combination, including the
lines with all their branches, which
would leave but few short railroads in
all that vast territory which would not
be embraced in the purchase. And this
would end the necessity of pooling"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13

''What becomes of the dead animals in a
large city" asked official in the health
office yesterday. Il can tell you what be
comes of those we have To deal with They
are shipped to rendering establishment
thirty miles south of the city, where they
skinned, cooked, dried and ground up
into guano. These works are located in a
sort of wilderness Just over the Indiana line.
The place Is called Globe station, but with the
exception of the huge building i'll which the
rendering is done there is not a structure for
miles around. No passenger trains run past
this immense animal crematOry for the reason
that the stencil hanging around the neigh
borhoOd would nauseate an ordinary person.
The dead animals reach the works late at
night Upon their arrival a goes
around yanking off the shoes on the horses
feet and cutting off their tails and names.
The dogs, cows, cats and horses are then
taken to the steaming room, where the frost
Is taken out Of them. after which they are
skinned The meat is taken off their bones
and cast into great vat, where II l. boiled
TO a pulp. From the vat the meat i taken
to a drying room, where il soon hardens. Ii
is then ground up and sold as one brand Of
guano. There is nothing about dead ami
NAL that is not turned to profit The skin
OF the horses Is sold for saddle coverings and
boot leggings, while the larger bones of the
noble animal are purchased by manufactur-
ers of cutlery. The names go To the shoe
makers and the long, glossy tails are made
up into livery stable switches. The small
bones of all animals are ground up into fer
tiizing material, which Is preferred 10 either
blood or meat guano for the reason that it
contains more lime.
1T costs the city s., 500 year 10 dispose
OF its dead animals. The owners OF the
beasts receive no money for the 'stitfs, as
they become the property of the city the mo-
ment they are removed from the buildings III
viii n they died Chicago Herald.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
The Coming Election in the Chero-
kee Nation.

ST. LOUIS, Feb, 6,-Advices from
Table quah, the capital of the
Cherokee Indian Nation, say that active
preparations for the coming election are
in progress and that the platforms of the
two political parties of the nation are
out-the Downing and the National.
The former favOrs a more rigid expendi
iture of the public funds AMI an increase
of the revenue, thereby creating large
school fund; recognizes the fact that ed
ucation is the only safety of the Indian
race; encourages labor, farming and
stock raising, and favors developing the
internal resources of the Nation.
The National platform is somewhat
similar, though it does not encourage
labor to- any great extent and expects To
elect it's men ON the blood issue, as this
has been raised in the distribution ar per
capita money.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Telegraph Operators Rapid Writers.

During the great Boston fire All operator
in New York received 24S messages between
; O'Clock and noon, and sent PIG during the
afternoon of the same day. The messages,
intending the addresses, signatures, date lines
and checks, = averaged thirty words. Thus
during the five hours he was welding the
pen he copied over :, 800 words. or / 800
words AN hour. There are II dozen operators
in Philadelphia who could beat even that if
they Were called upon to do it. These men
would probably not break the sender once in
an hour if the latter was good operator,
and. when through, it is doubtful if they
would remember word they had penned.
The operator i simply ii machine. The sound
of the instrument enters his ear and runs out
his arm To the nib of his pen To the paper.
The writing becomes almost Involuntary
EXnhan-t.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
st. Valentine.

When the patron of lovers visits earth
this wear he will show 1amentable want
of taste if he make his headquarters else
where than in Florida. We have the
soft airs and glowing sunlight which
will console him for short absence from
Heaven itself, and our orange blossoms
are ready for his sweetest brides. From
Palatka his devotees could take excur-
sions up the st. Johns by our daylight
line to Sanford and in the scenery might
even find excuses for a slight lapse OF
interest i'm each other. Or they could go
over the White Road to Dayrona, and in
a moonlight trip on the Halifax see the
smiles on each others faces on lovelighted
waves and drift still deeper into the
dreamland of that magical region whose
brilliant tints never yet rested on land or
sea. Or they could pass swiftly out on
the Florida Southern and see their hap
piness in fairer mirror than that which
flashed back on Narcissus the madden ming
beauties at sight of which nymphs grew
pale with love and envy, and over the
j., r & X. w. the saint might plunge
his devotees among the delights OF In
dian river and give them fruits which
even lovers could not disdain, and which
would not be out of place If transplanted
to Elysium.
And if the good old fellow brings
with him a flashing bevy of fairy princes
for the angels, we can mate with them
Where could he take them for sight OF
the wonders of the earth, with better
chance of gratifying results than to the
New South There are huge caveTns
lined with wealth of black diamonds
and flashing iron ore in Alabama. sub
terranean lakes of petroleum in Texas,
wonderful minerals gust uncovered in
North Carolina and tennessee, and lines
of smooth roads with palace cars just
prepared for the transportation OF such
dainty companions .averywhere. From
depths of primeval FORESTS elegant no.
tells have risen for his reception, and
from any point he can summon his sub
jects To attend his court by means OF
wires which bear with intelligent
flashes his orders through all parts Of "A
devoted country.
Eager lovers and trembling maids
await his coming, and the ''lOOkers on in
Venice" will find ample excuses for the
effects of his visit in land where the
snow of the orange blossom il drifting
over hill and vale. where the perfume of
the lily floats like incense over our wa
ters and the sunlight of the day only
fades to give place to the sweeter glor o.
of the sunset and the softer radiar &C of
IA moon which rises to make slaves to
his will. Let not the good Saint be a
missing tourist" grand welcome and
easy conquest await him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Home Interests,
Florida Herald

Jacksonville and other Florida towns
to- day presents better field for invest
ment than can be found elsewhere in the
South. Unity of action among the bust
ness men and cooper alton of the citizens
of any town will push il to the front and
make its Importance felt. Florida ex-
tends fiattering invitation to capital in
small manufacturing industries, which
will prove profitable. Convince all mon
eyed men that il is to their interest to
invest here, and as the State and town
advances in the same proportion will
YOUR own individual interest advance.
Talk for Florida and your own town
and county and prove your faith in them
by YOUR works.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Poor Jones'.
Orange County Reporter


The Times Union defends its epithet
which il applied to the members of the
journalistic profession a few days ago.
That epithet was applied in a general
way, and thus it was a personal affront
to every member of the profession in
Florida. Mr.. Jones claims that his POSI-
ton as president of the National and
State Press associations places upon HIM
an obligation to denounce as cowardly
blackguards," and we suppose also as
"mangy journalistic ours" gentlemen
who stand high in their profession, and
who are regarded as gentlemen by those
who know them well. He can not deny
that his language is defamatOry. and yet
here Is a quotation from his own self
defense
"As we have said in a previous arti~
Gle, a man who knowingly and wilfully
defames another with the object of
bringing HIM into disrepute, is none the
he editor Cf an alleged Newspaper
1t strikes US that Mr.. Jones could make
a personal application of this extract
with profit.
In his discussion with the FIOrididH.
the Jacksonville NetrS and the PaIatka
NEWS, which papers he names, land he
says there are a score of other cases., if
he had the truth on his side, il was only
necessary to establish that fact to make
his Wind ication complete. When he de-
sends to the realms of billingsgate he
disgraces himself, and brings reproach
upon the gentlemen of the press who
made him the head of their organiza
tIOnS-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Commissioners Sale.

DY WRIT UE OF AN ORDER MADE BY
- tbs, HOnora bic, the County Judge OF Put
nam County. State of FLORIDA, will sell AT
public cutlery 10 the highest bidder for ca h.
before the Court House door in the City Of
Palatka, in said COu ~. on the FIRST MON
DAY in March, A. ID. lss.. il being the -
day OF said month, al the right, title and in
tcrest To the following desc lissd real estate
belonging 10 the e-t-te OF j. W. Tucker
deceased. to-wit; Beginning AT the northeast
corner of the nOrthwtsr quarter Of section
twenty-five. township twelve. south rsnge
twenty six east, thence east nve chains
thence south twenty chains. thence west fiYe
chains. thence north twenty chains To the
place Cf beginning containing ten acI u
or less. being IL Putnam county. state Of
Florida 10 .EPH PRICE
dcS-InrI COmAi.eloUeT,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
HOW TO GET STRONG.
Good Advice for weakIings->ome of MIR
BIaikie's Naxims.

Good Advice for weakIings->Ome of MIR
BIaikie's Naxims.
William Blaikie, the author of that much
read little volume, How TO Get Strong and
How to Stay So, in the course of his lect-
ure urged that the education OF our bodies
was neglected; that used our muscles.
but not wisely. Exercise was necessary, and
it should be judicious. well directed and con-
slant to be beneficial
To illustrate how deficient many men were
who We're professional athletes, Mr.. Blake
instanced the case of Edward Hanlan whom
he had had excellent opportunity to observe
when referee i'll the famous boat race at
Chautauqua lake, where Courtney's she'll
was sawed. ''Hanlan Ina been pulling all
his life, - said the speaker, ''and his pulling
muscles were tremendously developed. /
doubted if his pushing muscles were ~ strong;
So | asked him to try this little exercise"
Here Mr.. Blake brought forward Il couple
of chairs, placed himself between them, his
hands on the top of the chair backs and did
the dipping exerciS. which was practical
much by the late William Cullen Bryant.
Il did this exercise five or six times, - con
tinued the lecturer, and then asked Hanlan
to try. How many times do You suppose
that big, muscular oarsman did it, He got
down on his knees between the chairs and
there he stuck. Get up said |. Il can't,
says he Try hard, urged. Il am trying
hard az can, he protested. Think of
that for the then champion Oarsman uf
America"
Mr.. Blaikie then passed To a review of men
and women who were celebrated for their
great achievements, attributing much of
their superiority to their physical strength
an endurance.
Following are some of Mr.. Blaikie's
maxims:
One way to derive benefit from exercise i
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
No Chance for Congressman King
Tifnaa- Dennnraf

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE rumor tele-
graphed last week from Washington that
Gen. j. Floyd King would probably re-
ceive an appointment in the consular
service cannot be sustantiated. The en-
tire Louisiana delegation disclaim any
knowledge of the matter. and it is not
likely that he could secure such an APP
pOintment without the direct influence
of his colleagues. This influence il would
be very hard, under existing circum-
stances, for Gen. King to get. Should
he succeed in securing the nomination
he would have some difficulty in being
confirmed by the Senate.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Harper's Bazaar.

Couldn't Make Ii Out-A youthful
traveller on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road was curious TO know the meaning of
certain sign posts along the track. Con
ductor," asked he. what does w. and
X. mean?" why. ring and whistle, "
was the reply. There was silence for
some time. when the young man OBJ
served IL can see we'll enough how
W. stands for wiring. but I'm blessed il l
can see how r. stands for whistle"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13

The natives of Peru chew the leaf of the
coca bush from which the cocaine is ex-
tracted, amt it produces in a modified degree
the same results the sulphate Of cocaine
when taken internally, reports of whose raw
ages appear in the papers rom time 10 time.
The miners of that country will not work
unless twice a day for half an hour they are
allowed To chew their ratiOns of leaves. and
them they ART ready to endure any hardship
and work day and night. They abSo
lutely enSlayel by il, is it is said that any
one beginning 10 use it + bound 10 be.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13

A Cloud Dispelled-AionzI - Dearest
Edith. candor compels me. on the eve of
our marriage, To confess that | am a"
Filth Gin consternationl--''N Not a maj ried
man." Alonzo-" No, but somnambu-
list" Edith" And is that all, dearest /:
That should not separate us why. papa
was brought up an oid-fashioned Meth
odIst, and mama has al ways been a clio &c
communion Baptist, and they've always
got along very well together"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Wall Street News.

A Boston man who was looking for
spec. IN the new mineral range of the
Lake Superior district. found 100 acres of
desirable location held by a widow. and
when he asked her price. she queried ::
Married or SINGLE Married, ma'am. -
Then you can pass on. I've had two
husbands run away from me, and lost
three children by death. and I'm holding
THE as a bait for something that wears
breeches and will call me darling"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
A Correct Diagnosis.

to-day, madam
Patient-NeS. sir. | attended an auc-
ton sale Of household effects
Physician-No probably "ver,lii your
self
Patient-No, | didn't do ANYTHING. Ny
husband went off this mOrnin. without
leaving NE IA ,ent
Phvsician-I So | would recommend
bromide, madam Nou suffering from
LsryOus pIC-tratIon Puck.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13

Bronson Times.

Pien-tau peaches are as large as mar
bles, and the prospects for large crop
was never better; in fact, the peach crop
of Levy cou' ty, Of all kinds, with no
disaster, will be the largest ever raised.
Our people are going into peach growing
extensively and the probabilities are that
in few years there will be more profit
in peach than orange culture. This will
not apply To the whole Stste, but only to
this section, as the peach does better here
than in any place south of Delaware.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13
Omaha World.

Woman Suffragists-'' O, dear! it is
too bad we have lost our cause again,
and yet there was a large delegation of
us down at Washington" Omaha Man
-" Give it up, do you Indeed, wo
don't. We are going to- advocate the
election of young men to Congress. "
"Iil tell you better plan than that"
90! please do" "lnstead of going to
Washington yourselves, send your daugh-
tprs >"